Activists to Drag Tanzanian Gov’t to Court Over Human Rights Violations
Human rights lawyers and activists have vowed to take the government of Tanzania to court over violations of human rights and freedoms. The activists from Uganda and Kenya had traveled to Tanzania to attend a court session in which Tanzanian opposition…
Tortured’ Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire dumped at Tanzanian border following arrest
A Ugandan human rights activist, arrested in Tanzania after travelling to the country to support an opposition politician at a trial for treason, has been tortured and dumped at the border, according to an NGO. Ugandan rights group Agora Discourse said…
6 MPs officially join NUP
Paulson Luttamaguzi Ssemakula Kasana, the Nakaseke South County MP, has today joined the National Unity Platform, which is led by Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine in total welcomed seven Members of Parliament (MP). “We have been very…
The UPDF Amendment Bill: A Legal Coup in Plain Sight
How Museveni’s Regime Is Systematically Dismantling Uganda’s Democracy By Alexander Luyima | Special Correspondent KAMPALA – The government’s proposed amendment to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act has sparked outrage among legal…
Opposition Walks Out as Parliament Rushes Through Controversial Military Courts Bill
Kampala, May 20, 2025 — Uganda’s opposition lawmakers staged a dramatic walkout from Parliament today, protesting what they described as a “sham process” in the passage of the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025—a law that controversially reintroduces…
Ugandan Journalists Brace for War-Like Conditions in 2026 Polls
Images of an armoured personnel carrier (Mamba), a war machine, parked at a polling station during the most recent Kawempe North by-election and the beating up of journalists by soldiers of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT) left an…
Besigye’s lawyers demand expedited bail hearing
Lawyers representing detained opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale, have petitioned the High Court in Kampala, urging the judiciary to expedite the hearing of their clients’ long-pending bail application. The application,…
Ugandan MPs Back Controversial UPDF Amendment Bill, Reinstating Military Trials for Civilians
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025 is set to sail through parliament, with legislators okaying civilians to be tried in military courts. The bill seeks to amend the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Act to streamline the…
My Body Is Failing’: Eddie Mutwe Pleads for Help After Military Torture
Eddie Mutwe, born Edward Ssebufu and a close bodyguard to National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Bobi Wine, has told a court in Masaka that he is in severe physical agony and has not received any specialized medical care following his alleged torture while…
Tortured and in Pain, NUP’s Eddie Mutwe Begs Court for Treatment
He told the magistrate that daily, he swallows 12 painkillers to relieve himself of the pain, pleading with the court to find justification for ordering that he be allowed specialised medical attention. There were emotional scenes as Edward Ssebuufu,…